Gino Castignoli, the Red Sox fan who buried the David Ortiz jersey in the concrete while working as a construction worker at the new Yankee Stadium, may have left a few other items behind in his one day working at the site. Keith Olbermann reported last night on MSNBC that Castignoli has told friends that he also buried an official scorecard from the 2004 ALCS, which (do I really need to explain?) was the fateful series in which the Yankees lost to the Red Sox despite a 3-0 lead. Considered one of the greatest comebacks or choke-jobs (depending on your allegiances) in sporting history, the series allowed the Red Sox to go on to win their first World Series in 84 years.
The Yankees went through the trouble of unearthing the jersey (and allowing the Red Sox to auction it off for charity), but it'd be nearly impossible to find a single scorecard in all the tons of concrete that have already been laid ... and that's if Castignoli is telling the truth.
You see, that's the beauty of curses: they only exist if you think they do. Maybe Castignoli buried a scorecard, maybe he didn't, but millions of Yankees fans will now never know for sure. For instilling that sliver of doubt that will never go away, I have a hunch that Castignoli won't ever have to buy another drink no matter where he travels in Red Sox Nation.
